Originally Posted by
OskiBear
This is the worst. I actually had a recent Alaska flight where nothing was being properly updated and the gate agent said it was fine to go to the lounge for about 30-45 minutes. About 15 mins later, i received a boarding announcement on the app (boards still hadn't been updated) and ran to the gate. It was an E175 and they were boarding the rest of the passengers (I had a seat in F). I asked the GA why the quick change and she had no response. Of course, bins were full and I had to stow my bag halfway back in the plane and then wait until everyone deplaned to get it.
This is the scenario that causes me the most headache about whether to stay around the gate, or go back to the lounge. Plane is sitting at the gate, but some boarding delay (due to maintenance, waiting for crew, etc.) of unknown length, or a predicted length that gets postponed repeatedly.
AS & UA (and maybe others that I haven’t noticed) at least have boarding notifications through app and/or email.